1、What were you doing when the rainstorm came?,义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册,Unit 5,Period 4,Section B(2a-selfcheck),2a Look at the pictures and the title in the passage. What do you think the passage is about?,Do You Remember What You Were Doing?,Presentation,The title can be helpful for you to understand a tex
2、t. It is also a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you read the whole text.,Read the title and first Sentences.,2b. Read the passage and answer the questions.,1. What are the two events in the passage? 2. When did they happen?,1. What are the two events in the passage?2. W
3、hen did they happen?,Dr. Martin Luther King was killed.The World Trade Center in New Yorkwas taken down by terrorists.Dr. Martin Luther King was killed on April 4, 1968.The World Trade Center in New Yorkwas taken down by terrorists on September 11, 2001.,2c. Read the passage again. Are the following
4、 statements true (T) or false (F), or is the information not given (NG)?,_ 1. Everyone in America remembers who killed Dr. King. _ 2. Robert Allen was eating lunch whenDr. King was killed. _ 3. Roberts parents were shocked to hearthe news. _ 4. Kate Smith was watching a movie whena plane hit the Wor
5、ld Trade Center. _ 5. Kate didnt think her friend was telling the truth about the event.,F,F,T,F,T,2d. Underline sentences from the passage with similar meanings to the ones below.,1. Not everyone will remember who killed him,but they can remember what they were doing when they heard that he got kil
6、led.2. No one said anything for the rest of dinner.,Although some people may not remember who killed him, they remember what they were doing when they heard the news.We finished the rest of our dinner in silence.,3. September 11, 2001- the date alone means something to most people in the US.4. I had
7、 trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid.,Even the date - September 11, 2001 - has meaning to most Americans.I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that.,1. passage n. 章节，段落passage 作“(文章的)段落”解时, 不限于文章的一个自然段, 也可以由若干句话或若干个 paragraphs 组成。 passage 也可作“一段, 一节”解, 一般指
8、讲话、文章或乐曲的一部分。,e.g. The teacher spent an hour in explaining this passage. 老师用了一小时来讲解这一段。 Choose the correct order of the following sentences to form a passage. 把下列句子排好顺序组成一篇短文。,2. My parents were completely shocked!completely adv. 彻底地，完全地e.g. I understand completely. 我完全明白。 shocked adj. 惊愕的；受震惊的e.g.
9、She was so shocked that she could hardly say a word. 她大为震惊, 几乎一句话也说不出来。,即学即练翻译下列句子。 1) 看到邻居那样对待孩子我很惊愕。2) 他对她抽烟感到很震惊。,It shocked me to see my neighbours treated their children in that way.He was shocked at her smoking.,3. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished the rest of our dinner in s
10、ilence.in silence 沉默，无声 without speaking or making a sound; silently,e.g. Many patients were waiting in silence. 许多病人在静静地等候着。 A hundred and fifty reporters sat in silence. 在场的150名记者静静地坐在那里。,4. I didnt believe him at first.at first “起初，首先”，作为介词短语，只起副词作用（在句中用作状语）。 at first 主要用于强调前后对照，暗示接下去的动作与前面的动作不同甚
11、至相反，因此常有 but, afterwards, soon, at last 等相呼应。如：,At first we used hand tools. 首先我们使用手工工具。 At first I didnt want to go, but soon I changed my mind. 我开始不想去，但我很快就改变了主意。,Free tallk,Look at the picture and talk about what they were doing when the plane hit the World Trade Center.,What was/were sb. doing w
12、hen the plane hit World Trade Center?,Sandy,Twin brothers,Sammy,father,mother,dog,A: When did Dr. Martin Luther King die? B: He died on ,2e. How much do you remember about the events in the passage? Test your partner.,in history in silence at first tell the truth be shocked to do sth. have trouble doing sth. so that,1. 在历史上 2. 默默地 3. 首先 4. 讲实话 5. 做感到吃惊 6. 做某事有麻烦 7. 如此以致,结束语,Whatever you go, go with all your heart. 无论做什么事,一定要全力以赴.,
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